University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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EVALUATION OF PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD PERFORMANCE, GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESISTANCE TO INSECT PEST COMPLEX IN NORTH RIFT VALLEY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) is largely considered as an orphan crop and remains one of the most drought-tolerant legumes. However, insect pest complex pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis) ... -
INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHOROUS FERTILIZER AND LIME ON SEED QUALITY OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is a versatile crop useful in the economy as human diet, animal feed and for industrial purposes. However, production has been dwindling due to poor seed quality among other constraints. ... -
ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF IMPROVED STOVE INTERVENTIONS IN BUNGOMA AND TRANS NZOIA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)The use of biomass fuels poses great threats to environmental degradation and public health accounting for 32% of the total attributable burden of diseases due to indoor air pollution (IAP) in especially Africa. Heavy ... -
PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF Sida cuneifolia Vollesen ON SELECTED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)During the last decade, the use of traditional medicine has escalated globally. With the increase in antibiotic resistance, there is need for increased search for new plants that possess antimicrobial properties. Sida ... -
DIET AND SOME BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SILVER CYPRINID, Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904) IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Studies on the diet and some biological aspects of Rastrineobola argentea were conducted between August 2014 and March 2015 in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Stomach contents of 1154 specimens collected from commercial ... -
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A DETERMINANT OF PERFORMANCE IN SUPERMARKETS IN ELDORET TOWN, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The main purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm performance in Supermarkets in Eldoret Town. The study was guided by the four corporate social responsibility ... -
AVIAN SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN AND AROUND NORTH NANDI FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Species-rich tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, degraded, and declining in size threatening the survival of avian species that depend on them. Yet, avian species diversity and distribution in fragmented ... -
SEVERITY OF NET BLOTCH (Pyrenophora teres) IN BARLEY: PHYTOHORMONE SIGNALING UNDER ALUMINIUM TOXICITY AND WATER DEFICIENCY
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Aluminium toxicity, drought and net blotch coupled with their interactions, biochemical reactions and induction of hormonal signaling are responsible for low barley yields in Kenya. The studies aimed at identifying genotypes ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESSED FROM ANAEROBIC PASTEURIZATION DIGESTER LATRINES EFFLUENT ON SOIL pH AND YIELDS OF PEAS (Pisum sativum)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Improper disposal of human waste is one of the developing world’s most serious health problems due to pollution of the environment. Food production is also dwindling due to soils’ nutrients loss to leaching caused by ... -
STRATEGIES INFLUENCING SUSTAINABILITY OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN UGANDA: A STUDY OF RWENZORI REGION
(University of Eldoret, 2017)The provision of primary education in Uganda is the primary responsibility of government. Universal Primary Education was introduced in Uganda in 1997. This study sought to examine the strategies that influence sustainability ... -
INFLUENCE OF READING READINESS SKILLS ON PERFORMANCE OF ENGLISH READING IN STANDARD ONE: A CASE OF KEIYO SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Reading Readiness is a point at which a learner is ready to learn to read and the time during which a learner transits from being a non-reader into a reader. This is made possible by acquisition of pre reading skills. The ... -
NUTRIENT DYNAMICS, ALLELOPATHY LEVELS AND CROP PERFORMANCE UNDER EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS TREES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Successful Eucalyptus-crop intercropping is limited by; soil nutrients and water dynamics, allellochemical accumulation in the soil and competition for light between trees and crops among other factors. A study with the ... -
STRATEGIC PLANNING AS A DETERMINANT OF PERFORMANCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: A CASE OF ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Ansoff and McDonnell (1990) defined strategic management as a process through which a firm manages its relationship with the environment in which it operates. It consists of strategic planning, capability planning, and ... -
DETERMINANTS OF ENROLMENT IN HOME SCIENCE SUBJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA: A CASE OF ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2017)This study sought to establish the determinants of enrolment in Home Science subject in secondary schools in Elgeyo Marakwet County. Home Science as a subject facilitates acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes meant ... -
YOUTH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND AS A CATALIST FOR GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Developing countries are facing a great unemployment challenge due to a combined effect of slow economic growth and rapid increase in population. With the fact that Small and Medium Enterprises` sector not only provide the ... -
FOCUS STRATEGY AS A DETERMINANT OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY: A SURVEY OF SELECTED SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS IN NAIROBI
(University of Eldoret, 2016)This study examined Focus Strategy as a Determinant of Customer Loyalty. It was carried out in speciality restaurants in the county of Nairobi. The specific objectives of the study include:- To establish the effect of ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF SALTWORKS’ WASTE-BRINE ON DISTRIBUTION OF MANGROVE CRABS (DECAPODA, PORTUNIDAE) WITHIN THE GONGONI-KURAWA INTERTIDAL AREA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Evaporation is one of the oldest methods employed in sea salt production, a process that involves pumping seas water into a series of ponds where solar evaporation concentrates it into brine, and precipitates the salt; ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL TBAF-PROMOTED DESILYLATION OF FLUOROGENIC 3-CYANO-7-HYDROXY-4-METHYLCOUMARIN DERIVATIVES AS POTENTIAL RAPID FLUORIDE DETECTORS IN POTABLE WATER
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Over the years, Fluoride has been identified as a contaminant of great global concern on drinking water safety. The need to prevent the population from consuming higher fluoride content in water lies in fluoride sensing. ... -
EFFECTS OF TOURISM INITIATIVES ON LOCAL COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Community empowerment is concerned with the various approaches in which members of a group collaborate so that they can influence the outcome of various decisions that affect their interests. The indigenous people who live ... -
AN EVALUATION OF THE PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION HOME SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN SELECTED COLLEGES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Provision of education in any society is known to be an expensive undertaking. It requires immense investments of human and non human resources, hence the need to justify the viability of the returns obtained from such ...
